In this week 15 match, on Saturday Dec 24th, Hatayspor will host Giresunspor at Antakya Atatürk Stadı in a meeting of these two evenly matched Super Lig teams. In their last match, 14th placed Hatayspor, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against İstanbulspor. Ayoub El Kaabi struck first for Hatayspor in the 24th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed İstanbulspor couldn’t manage to score, and Hatayspor took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hatayspor should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 12th placed Giresunspor, recorded a 2-1 win against Fenerbahçe. Enner Valencia scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 19th minute on a penalty shot, but Borja Sainz got the equalizer for Giresunspor in the 71st minute on a penalty shot Finally they completed the comback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Borja Sainz to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hatayspor won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Borja Sainz and Sergio Antonio Da Luiz Junior have been the hottest scorers for Giresunspor in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ayoub El Kaabi has been the most effective weapon for Hatayspor lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.